8th Avenue & West 30th Street

The four-way crossing of 8th Avenue and West 30th Street is in Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square, Manhattan. Between 2021 and 2025, 46 police-reported crashes were recorded here, against a median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner. Furcraft Building, one of three Individual Landmarks within 820 feet, stands 310 feet away. The nearest subway, 34 St-Penn Station, is about three minutes on foot, and 14 subway lines stop within a ten-minute walk. Within a five-minute walk are 31 public places, 21 of them trade or language schools, and 119 places to eat.

Safety record
26 hurt
46 police-reported crashes, 2021–2025
Nearest subway
34 St-Penn Station
750 feet · 3 min on foot · A, C, E
Nearest bus stop
170 feet
8 Av/W 31 St · M20
Within a walk
31 places
21 trade or language schools, 3 religious buildings and 6 more kinds, within five minutes

Map

Layers
8th Avenue & West 30th Street Nearby corners, linked

Getting there

How walks are measured

Subway

The nearest subway station is 34 St-Penn Station, 750 feet from this corner, about three minutes on foot.

  • 3 lines at the nearest station
  • 14 lines within a ten-minute walk
  1. 34 St-Penn Station A, C, E
    750 feet
    A C E

Next trains at this station

Uptown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …
Downtown
3 lines
  1. A …
  2. C …
  3. E …

Also within a walk

  1. 23 St C, E
    1,310 feet
    C E
  2. 28 St 1
    0.3 miles
    1

The MTA's permanent art catalog lists “The Garden of Circus Delights” (2001) by Eric Fischl at 34 St-Penn Station.

Bus

The nearest bus stop is 8 Av/W 31 St, 170 feet away, for the M20.

  • 12 routes within a ten-minute walk
  1. 8 Av/W 31 St M20
    170 feet
    M20

Next buses at this stop

  1. M20 …

Live arrivals

Cycling

A bike lane separated from traffic runs on 8th Avenue and West 30th Street.

  • 54 bicycle racks within 820 feet, 4 of them on-street corrals
  • 5 more bike-share stations within a five-minute walk

Nearest bike-share station

  1. W 30 St & 8 Ave 66 docks in all
    70 feet

By car

The nearest highway entrance is the ramp to the Lincoln Tunnel at West 39th Street & Lincoln Tunnel, 0.8 miles by car along the streets.

  1. 466 10th Avenue Gas station
    0.7 miles
  2. 221 West 29th Street Charging for electric cars, Level 2 chargers
    0.3 miles
  3. West 24th Street Fast charging for electric cars
    0.6 miles

Safety record

How crashes are counted

Between 2021 and 2025, police reported 46 crashes at this corner, more than the median of ten crashes for a Manhattan corner.

  • 26 people injured
  • 0 people killed
  • 12 of those hurt, on foot
  • 7 of those hurt, on a bike

The most recent crash recorded here was in April 2026.

What the city has done here

  • Safety Improvement Project, 2017
  • Leading pedestrian interval, September 2017

About this corner

Where facts come from
ZIP code
10001
Community board
Manhattan Community Board 4
City Council district
3
Police precinct
14
Neighborhood (City Planning area)
Midtown South-Flatiron-Union Square
Elevation
28 feet above sea level

The streets

  • Up to four travel lanes
  • A designated truck route
  • Two of the streets are one-way

Homes

About 2,500 homes stand within 820 feet of this corner, most of them in buildings of ten homes or more.

Since 2014 at least 221 new affordable homes have been completed within 820 feet.

Trees

Thirteen trees recorded by NYC Parks stand within 330 feet; the most common are the Callery pear and the Japanese zelkova.

Parking on the streets meeting here

How signs are read
  • 56 signs on these blocks
  • 14 different rules
  • 10 active meters
  • 5 pay-by-cell zones

The sign wording is DOT's, as recorded between April 2016 and February 2026; the 12 rules shown are the first by street and side, and the sign on the street decides.

East side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 3 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7PM-10PM SATURDAY 7AM-10PM
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 3 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY MONDAY-FRIDAY 7AM-7PM

West side of 8th Avenue

  • Metered parking 4 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 7AM-10PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No stopping 2 signs NO STOPPING ANYTIME

North side of West 30th Street

  • Metered parking 5 signs 2 HOUR METERED PARKING 8AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 4 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 5 signs NO PARKING MONDAY-FRIDAY 7:30AM-8AM
  • No standing 6 signs NO STANDING ANYTIME
  • No standing 4 signs NO STANDING SAT & SUN 1AM-6AM

South side of West 30th Street

  • Metered, commercial vehicles only 5 signs 3 HOUR METERED PARKING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ONLY 7AM-7PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No parking 6 signs NO PARKING 8AM-6PM EXCEPT SUNDAY
  • No standing 2 signs NO STANDING 8AM-MIDNIGHT ALL DAYS

ParkNYC pay-by-cell zones: 101342, 102238, 102239, 103233 and 106004.

Landmarks and historic districts

Within 820 feet are three Individual Landmarks, and 16 buildings in all are designated by the Landmarks Preservation Commission, recorded mostly as Greek Revival. They were mostly built between 1846 and 1867.

  1. Furcraft Building Designated landmark
    310 feet
  2. 29th Street Towers Designated landmark
    630 feet

Schools and places within a walk

How places are listed

Within a five-minute walk there are 31 public places.

  • 21 trade or language schools
  • 3 religious buildings
  • 2 listed historic places
  • 1 post office
  • 1 public space
  • 3 other places

Schools and child care

  1. Campus Education Trade or language school
    240 feet
  2. Concord Rusam Trade or language school
    270 feet
  3. New York T.C. Trade or language school
    420 feet
Show all 22
  1. Atlas School
    430 feet
  2. A.B.I. School of Barbering and Cosme Trade or language school
    430 feet
  3. American Bartenders School of NY Trade or language school
    430 feet
  4. Career & Educational Consultant Metr Trade or language school
    430 feet
  5. Centre (The) Trade or language school
    430 feet
  6. Institute for the Study of Infection Trade or language school
    430 feet
  7. NY School of Drycleaning Trade or language school
    430 feet
  8. NYC Global Center Trade or language school
    430 feet
  9. Superior Career Institute Trade or language school
    430 feet
  10. Superior Career Institute Business Trade or language school
    430 feet
  11. Global English Academy Trade or language school
    440 feet
  12. Flowerschool New York Trade or language school
    600 feet
  13. Partnership Homelss Services Trade or language school
    760 feet
  14. Focus Career Group Trade or language school
    860 feet
  15. Magna Inst-Dental Lab-Tech 804 Trade or language school
    910 feet
  16. Magna Institute Business Division Trade or language school
    910 feet
  17. Travel Career Inst Trade or language school
    940 feet
  18. Sessions.edu Trade or language school
    1,130 feet
  19. Turner Trade School Trade or language school
    1,210 feet

Plazas and public spaces

  1. Public space at 230 West 27th Street Public space
    1,300 feet

Libraries, museums and history

  1. Lithuanian Alliance of America Listed historic place
    260 feet
  2. Bayard Rustin Apartment Listed historic place
    1,060 feet

Theaters, arts and venues

  1. The Theater at Madison Square Garden Theater or concert hall
    580 feet
  2. Madison Square Garden Stadium or arena
    610 feet

Houses of worship

  1. St John Baptist RC Church House of worship
    790 feet

Community centers and public services

  1. James A Farley Post Office Landmark · listed historic place
    550 feet

Bank branches

  1. TD Bank Bank branch
    920 feet
  2. Citibank Bank branch
    1,020 feet
  3. Apple Bank Bank branch
    1,030 feet

Supermarkets

  1. Ideal Marketplace Supermarket
    0.3 miles
  2. Gristedes Supermarket
    0.4 miles
  3. Whole Foods Market Supermarket
    0.5 miles

Pharmacies

  1. Duane Reade Pharmacy
    960 feet
  2. CVS Pharmacy
    980 feet

Other stores

  1. Target Store
    0.3 miles

Shopping centers

  1. The Shops at Hudson Yards Shopping center
    0.4 miles

Food stores and places to eat

Within a five-minute walk there are 119 places to eat and 11 food stores.

Nearby corners

The eight nearest corners on foot, five of them within a three-minute walk:

See every intersection along 8th Avenue or West 30th Street.

Sources: NYC Technology and Innovation, NYPD, NYC DOT, MTA, NYC City Planning, New York City's bike-share system, NYS Environmental Conservation, US Department of Energy, NYC Housing Preservation and Development, Landmarks Preservation Commission, NYC Parks, NYC Health, FDIC, NYS Agriculture and Markets, USDA and NYC Finance, retrieved September 18 – October 6, 2026.